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raphides

raphides is the plural of raphide.

raphides is the plural of raphis.

Meaning of raphide

Noun

raphide (plural raphides)

  1. A crystal of calcium oxalate, shaped like a needle, which forms as a metabolic byproduct in some plant cells.

Questions about raphides

What is raphides the plural of?
Raphides is the plural of raphide.

Words near raphides in the dictionary

  1. raphespinal
  2. raphia
  3. raphias
  4. raphid
  5. raphide
  6. raphides
  7. raphidian
  8. raphidians
  9. raphidiferous
  10. raphidiid
  11. raphidiids

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